The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-17
BARRETOS BRAVE DEFENCE
9insle.hnnded he Resists an Attack By
Hand Of Bernal's BriEands.
Prom TIE san Fruaeisco Chrontel<.


Prom TIE san Fronetsoo Chrontete
Among the passengers OF the quarantined
steamer Granada, which arrived In port Fri.
day. is Jose Lorenzo Bsrreto OF GUADALUPE
IN the state OF sinaloa McKee, WHO shot and and
nails band on the Sd Of June last Meagre de.
tails Of the attack on the isolated mining camp.
a Moisn have reached the United States Bar:
reto Is part owner OF the Estaca gold mine,
short distance from Guadalupe The night
bis partner. Francisco Echeguren, broughs
from Guadalupe 5000 to pay on The the men.
pany's store. Bernal became possessed of this
information, and carly next morning Barreto.
who slept In the store near the sale. was awak
and looking out through window. saw score
q armed H. refused u sbs Of ths s dSor
ONE sn man. Who was e evidently one Of Berns
with the rest, which gave Barreto time to form
o. twenty five men. The door was heavily
barred the building was strong one. 81. 20 he hs
dearly. I Ike ali stores In that country. ,ths
company's establishment was well supplied
with firearms. Barreto collected an the rlhte ;
the bandits hammerine. at the door with tho
t Ins, The s The
q rifles and tic s6as
was we'll defended. Barreto was therefore over.
sRem several sever wounded but Keeping up in.
Escape was impossible The band was still
in sight. but Barreto hoped that the nring hha
cue. The supe rintendent Of the mine and Bur
men bns iesrins Bernss wrath. even they
escaped with their livesi the Latter refused t9
proceed to the resc1s aey sais una. R
larger force II defeated that time and INV would
whore they sought safety.
Barreto, who was anIiopsly awaiting deysl.
Covered od to his utter dismay and disgust, that
the retreat Of the bandit leader was sinpya
ruse to gain time as ne Vas baWaif NJ 1S resn
dit king, Bernal. himself, and which arrived
just as the miners, Echeguren. and the super.
e% the Tnsos s ss as R4 esd
consnlta.ion with his lleutenants. had formed
. plan; There were about $50 men in all. One
window behind which Barreto was con-
eealed while the others proceeded TO pound IN
The dSoT Which OF Sepss ta nay N yeee
tinuous Are, killing four, and woundinG six
men, himself being wounded In the arm. Ber-
He Immediately had Instituted. search ios
hs refused to nses
tigation. that 1t was BarTeto alone who had re-
sisted 50 bravsIy and killed four of his band =.
story. trembled lest he should. on making
this discovery, order me shot down on the spot
His little sharp eyes rested g., on me t9r s mo,
Where is the money p he asked CURLY =, ths
tine at he
amined the lock. It was one OF thSse cid ar;
ransements opened with key III He b diytI Ss
sesr dad F fs IT, be oeened da u
took out the bag OF money. which he banded
t. bis and then he again
examined them with the eye Of an expert
and Selected e the best. which he gave 70 A.
GOODNESS Then he turned to me e ?1es n l0os
which man would give, while examining
blooded horse he Intended to purchase y
make you present Of your life, forgive You
brave man Upon a look, from their Captain
I'm the mean time detachment had neea
sent into the mine to bring out Echeguren ana nu
the superintendent These were s,F bir noun
tain retreat He informed me that Il wa 1sSa
either one or the other alive within re 5 dass
This sum was raised and paid over to betn lat
free" ,,a
| Passengers on board the Granada who c ZANE
| from Mexico. vouch for Barretos story a SSt III
and supplement 1t by Others equally u 1ataIi.
| curdlipg and even more eNcLtImhs IN u' Ths
mountains whore he makes ms noun adII,t% ~"
stronghold. Every attempt Il the anth nostnfIS
| to capture him has failed. He mas tepeaa,so n
| repulsed and defeated whole compa,hi;n
soldiers who have invaded the me 9u hoatTrs.
districts urged on by the promise OIL AeS"'''
His band consists OF from $50 to zoo ma ,a..
| murderers, assassins, and fugttiyes from III
tice. who have sought safety under MS nv s1"hi lis
| ard. One reason why he can carry y" ssd
depredations with so much freedom, y Is and and
is because tho settlers hold him IN tear 49, al
| terror. He has never molestcd a ro99r 'a ~" hs
Possessions, and II any OF his men u iD,srest.
| always made restitution with annie MIND
All kinds OF tales Of hi. munrnncs ana .n nta
| and noble deeds" performed 10y TINS n' 80, bs
arr extant. The poor do not mo'gTs,, n atm a
cause he docs not modest them. ! ~ I'm %'I and
tho law Is not strong enough 10 r"ach .il' III IA
he is thus enabled 70 hold supreme sway y, q III
/ said thai he, like the robber haroh- W, 70 10
| swoops down on whole settlements anu
lieves them OF their riches. His men aa AZ ssl
ways on the forage. and as IL costs 8 rat aT nj
to maintain and equip them, the amount n ma'
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